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From the Contacts section of the action bar, click Conducting Baffle
 .
- Optional:
Enter a descriptive
Name.
- From the Support type options, specify whether your conducting baffle is defined by surfaces or regions.
| Option | Description |
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| Surface |
Detect the contact only between the specified pair of surfaces. |
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| Region |
Detect the contact only between the specified pair of regions. |
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If you choose Surface as support type, you need to select the
Upstream surface and
Downstream surface that represent the two sides of
the interface.
- If you choose Region as support type, you need to select two regions that represent the two sides of the interface.
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From the
Contact search parameters, specify the
distance-based tolerance for contact by selecting one of the following choices
from the
Tolerance Type options:
| Option | Description |
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| Absolute |
Specify tolerance as an absolute distance, then enter the
distance in the
Normal Tolerance field. |
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| Relative |
Specify tolerance relative to the typical
mesh
element size, then enter the relative size as a decimal in the
Normal Tolerance field. |
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From the
Contact search parameters, specify the default
Angle Tolerance for contact.
- Optional: Define the Heat Generation Specification, which allows you to specify a heat source inside the conducting baffle. The following options are available:
| Option | Description |
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| None | No heat source. |
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| Heat Generation | Specify the heat in terms of power. |
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| Heat Flux | Specify the heat in terms of power over time. |
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- Optional:
Define the Thermal Resistance across the conducting baffle.
- Click OK.
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to change the side of the surface you select.